Ladino Music and Cultural Identity

<p>&ldquo;Ad&iacute;o&hellip;&rdquo; The haunting word grows from silence, shivering with vibrato as it recedes. &ldquo;Ad&iacute;o, kerida&rdquo; returns with greater conviction, its voice cracking with flamenco ornaments. A single clave accompanies her with its rhythmic tresillo, only to become the Turkish&nbsp;<em>wahda</em>. From the silence of this dramatic opening comes a Spanish guitar, morphing again into its Turkish twin, the&nbsp;<em>qan&uacute;n</em>. Soft shakers, a whispering Turkish&nbsp;<em>ney</em>, and a double bass join. A gentle male choir follows the voice in her serpentine melodic sighs. After a few short verses, she finishes the song alone: &ldquo;&hellip;me l&rsquo;amargates tu.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/swlh/ladino-music-and-sephardic-cultural-identity-f297c5cc7e7f"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>